| Collier, Richard EAGLE DAY - The Battle of Britain. | £14.00 | |
| H & S 1st, 1966; 316pp, 40 photos, extensive biblio, order of battle etc; nr fine inc d/w.Concentrates on the period Aug 13th to Sept 15th 1940.Also 1981 Shere card-cover edn, 1981; near fine - £7.50. | ||
| BN: 21884 | ||
| Collins (pub'r) WINGS OF BRITAIN - | £6.50 | |
| Collins c1940; 19 x 13cm, 0.7cm thick; f.illus; g-vg .A very "period" pocket picture of flying before & during early WW 2; chapters on "Peace-time flying", "The sporting contests", "The Royal Air Force" & "Aircraft & the Navy". Also. another version, containing only Chapters 1 & 2, picture cover, good-vg - £5. | ||
| BN: 25436 | ||
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Confederate Air Force THE GHOST SQUADRON OF THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE - Pictorial history of the preservation of the greatest combat aircraft of WW 2. Taylor Pub Co, USA, 1975; 31 x 23cm, 256pp, pictorial (much good colour), silver badge on f cover; nr fine.(previous owner's bookplate inside front). |
£25.00 | |
| Superbly illustrated picture of the CAF, its development, aircraft & structure. | ||
| BN: 25172 | ||
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Comeau M.G. OPERATION MERCURY - A British airman-s first-hand account of the fall of Crete in 1941. PSL revised & expanded edn, 1991 (from Kinber original of 1961); 232pp, 49 photos, maps; fine inc d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| The author, a pre-war aircraft fitter, tells how the airmen fought as infantry in the last defence of Crete - and the controversial withdrawal - he was later awwarded the MM for his gallantry. | ||
| BN: 31399 | ||
| Confederate Air Force THE GHOST SQUADRON OF THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE - Pictorial history of the preservation of the greatest combat aircraft of WW 2. | £30.00 | |
| Taylor Pub Co, USA, 1975; 31 x 23cm, 256pp, pictorial (much good colour), silver badge on f cover; nr fine.(previous owner's bookplate inside front).Superbly illustrated picture of the CAF, its development, aircraft & structure. | ||
| BN: 25172 | ||
| Cooke, David C. THE PLANES THE ALLIES FLEW IN WORLD WAR II - | £7.50 | |
| Dodd, Mead, New York, 1969; 24 x 18cm l'scape, 64pp, f.illus; near fine, good d/w.Describes & illustrates British, American & Russian types. | ||
| BN: 28393 | ||
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Cookridge E.H. INSIDE S.O.E. - The first full story of Special Operations Executive in Western Europe A. Barker 1st, 1966; 640pp, 72 photos, extensive notes & biblio; near fine, vg d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| BN: 31635 | ||
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Cooksley, Peter 1940 - The story of No 11 Group, Fighter Command. Hale 1st, 1983; 224pp, 34 photos, diags; list of bases & movements; fine inc d/w |
£25.00 | |
| BN: 24637 | ||
| Cooper H.J. & O.G.Thetford AIRCRAFT OF THE FIGHTING POWERS - | ||
| These were some of the recognition bibles in WW 2 as well as being references for modelling. Stock of separate vols always changing - please advise requirements. Current stock - Vol 1 (fine line) sl damp-damaged, bd'g loose, torn d/w - £18; Vol 2 2nd Imp, 1942; vgvg - £23 & anothewr £18; Vol 3 poor but complete £10; Vol 3 (vg) £15; Vol 4 (few plans mis-folded, cloth worn ) £14; Vol 5 (vg, worn d/w - £28; another Vol 5 (vg, ragged d/w - £24; Vol 6 (vg, fair d/w £30; ); Vol 6 vg - £26; & another, good - £17.50; Also - Argus reprints of Vol 6 & 7; fine inc d/ws £12; Vol 6 without d/w - £8. ea. | ||
| BN: 22335 | ||
| Cooper, Alan AIR BATTLE OF THE RUHR - RAF offensive, March to July 1943. | £16.00 | |
| Airlife 1st, 1992; 220pp, 32 photos; appendices; fine inc d/w.Appendices include lists of crews lost & related statistics. | ||
| BN: 26234 | ||
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Cooper, Alan BORN LEADER - the story of Guy Gibson VC. |
£18.00 | |
| Independent Books 1st, 1993; 192pp, many photos, diags; fine inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 28381 | ||
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Copp, DeWitt S. FORGED IN FIRE - Strategy & Fecisions in the Airwar over Europe 1940-1945. Doubleday USA, 1982; 531pp, photos in text, biblio; vg, ex-USAF libwith minimal stamps, endpapers sl marked, vg d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| Wartime politics, strategies & the birth pains of the independent USAF; sequel to the author's "A few great captains". | ||
| BN: 31499 | ||
| Cotton, M.C. "Bush" HURRICANES OVER BURMA - Grub St, 1995 (from Titania Pub. (Australia 1st of 1988); 357pp, f.illus (photos, diags, drgs); fine inc d/w. | £19.50 | |
| The author came to England from training with the Empire Training Scheme, served in 43 Squadron , became flight commander in 17 Sqdn; after cecovery from wounds then commanded 17 Sqdn in Burma. Book includes the memoirs of Wg Cdr "Bunny" Stone DFC. | ||
| BN: 29340 | ||
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Coughlin, Tom THE DANGEROUS SKY - Canadian airmen in World War 2. Ryerson Press, Toronto 1968); 24 x 22cm, 292pp, f.illus, lists of aircraft types, aces, biblio; fine, vg d/w |
£16.00 | |
| BN: 23816 | ||
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Coverdale, Christopher PATHFINDERS - 635 SQUADRON - Definitive History , March 1944-September 1945 Author-published, 2009; 30 x 21cm, 620pp, f.illus (crew, targel & airfield photos, col diags, crew lists, airfield maps, col route maps etc; NEW. |
£59.99 | |
| I do not usually offer a new book but this is an exceptional product, published by an author local to me. Highly recommended. | ||
| BN: 31602 | ||
| Craven, Frank C. & J.L.Cate THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II - | ||
| Office of Air Force History, 1948-1961; separate vols:- Vol 5 (1983 edn)"The Pacific; Matterhorn to Nagasaki", June 1944 to Aug 1945; 878pp, photos, maps, extensive notes; with extra foreword to the new edn; fine. - £20; Also similar Vol 6 (1984 - £25) & Vol 7 (1st edn, 1958; fine - £25. OR - the 3 vols - £65. | ||
| BN: 28206 | ||
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Crook, Flt Lt D.M. SPITFIRE PILOT - Faber 4th imp of 1st, 1942; 104pp, 13 photos, portrait by Cuthbert Orde; fine (no d/w) |
£15.00 | |
| Story of 609 Squadron pilot, early WW 2. | ||
| BN: 23958 | ||
| Crosby, Harry H. A WING AND A PRAYER - The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the 8th A.F. over Europe. | £18.00 | |
| Robson Books 1st UK, 1993; 336pp, 2 maps, 3 diags, 72 photos; fine, vg d/w.Personal story of 100 Group navigator who survived over 30 B-17 missions over Europe. | ||
| BN: 25885 | ||
| Crosley, Cdr R.M. "Mike" THEY GAVE ME A SEAFIRE - | £16.00 | |
| Airlife 1st, 1986; 271pp, 14 photos; fine inc d/w. Appendices including lists of squadrons & pilots, naval air power, Seafire problems etc. | ||
| BN: 23381 | ||
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Cross, Roy MILITARY AIRCRAFT 1939-1945 - Hugh Evelyn 1971; 35 x 24cm, 43pp plus 16 full-page col side view drgs; ex Owen Thetford coll with his bookoplate & ink annotations giving aircraft types etc. |
£16.00 | |
| Useful colour pictures. | ||
| BN:31497 | ||
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Cull, Brian with N.Malizia & R.Baxter SPITFIRES OVER SICILY - The crucial role of the Malta Spitfires in the Battle of Sicily, Jan-Aug 1943. |
£25.00 | |
| Grub St 1st, 2000; 234pp, 74 photos; fine inc d/w. Inscribed by previous owner, Raymond Baxter | ||
| BN: 30820 | ||
| Cull, Brian (with Paul Sortenhaug & Marx Haselden) BUFFALOES OVER SINGAPORE - | £16.00 | |
| Grub St 1st, 2003; 254pp, 76 photos, biblio, individual aircraft histories; fine inc d/w. An account of the Brewster Buffalo in service in Asia; foreword by Geoff Fisken, one of the pilots involved. | ||
| BN: 30586 | ||
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Cull, Brian & Roland Symons ONE ARMED-MAC - the story of Sqn Ldr James MacLachkan DSO DFC** Czech war cross. |
£14.50 | |
| Grub St, 2003; 192pp, 48 illus; log book & press report extracts; fine inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 30886 | ||
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Cumming, Michael PATHFINDER CRANSWICK - Kimber 1st, 1962; 208pp, 17 illus, foreword by A.v.M Don Bennett; vg inc d/w with AUTHOR'S SIGNED DEDICATION "To the Pathfinder's Association in the belief that this tribute to the achievements of one of the many who failed to return from operations with Pathfinder Force will be of some interest to all who recognise the debt we owe to those who died to bring us peace" |
£100.00 | |
| Scarce book in any condition! | ||
| BN: 31500 |
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Darlington, Roger NIGHT HAWK - Biography of Flt Lt Karel Kuttelwascher, the RAF's greatest night intruder ace. Kimber 1st, 1985; 221pp, 48 photos, biblio; fine inc d/w. |
£30.00 | |
| Kuttelwascher won 2 DFCs in 42 days on night intruder operations after serving at the end of the Battle of Britain; his final score was 18. | ||
| BN: 25388 | ||
| Darlow, Steve SLEDGEHAMMERS FOR TINTACS Bomber Command combats the V-1 menace, 1943-1944. | £16.00 | |
| Grub St 1st, 2002; 212pp, 70 illus; fine inc d/w. The title quotes Sir Arthur Tedded's statement that to attack the sites would be to use a sledgehammer for a tintac. | ||
| BN: 30799 | ||
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Darlow, Stephen LANCASTER DOWN! - The exraordinary tale of seven young airmen at war. Bounty Books 2007 (from Grub St 1st of 2000); 215pp, 30 illus, biblio; fine, nr fine d/w. |
£14.00 | |
| The author's grandfather , a pilot in 405 RCAF Squadron, with a British & Canadian crew was shot down but survived. | ||
| BN: 31545 | ||
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David, Dennis "Hurricane" MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Grub St 1st, 2000; 216pp, 45 photos; fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| Flying Hurricanes in France and the Battle of Britain, the author finally completed 30 years in the RAF, including spells as staff officer & attache - in the latter role he met many famous people & experienced the Hungarian revolution of 1956. | ||
| BN: 30164 | ||
| Davidson, Martin & James Taylor SPITFIRE ACE - Flying the Battle of Britain. | £16.00 | |
| Channel 4 Books, undated (c2003); 25 x 19cm, 256pp, f.illus; fine inc d/w.The Channel 4 TV programme about four young trainee pilots and Caroline Grace's 2-seat Spitfire, against the background of the B of B period and pilots. | ||
| BN: 30377 | ||
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Davis, Burke GET YAMAMOTO - Random House USA 1st, 1969; ; 231pp, 22 photos, fine, vg d/w. |
£15.00 | |
| Full account of the mission to ambush General Yamamoto with P-38s. | ||
| BN: 24913 | ||
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Deighton, Len FIGHTER - The true history of the Battle of Britain. BCA edn of Cape 1st, 1977; 304pp, 62 photos; fine inc d/w; AUTHOR-SIGNED |
£18.00 | |
| Story from the British and German points of view. | ||
| bn: 21241 | ||
| Deighton, Len BATTLE OF BRITAIN - | £12.00 | |
| Cape 1st, 1980; 26 x 20cm, 224pp, f.illus (part col); fine inc d/w.Well-illustrated popular-style account with some preceding history. | ||
| BN: 23205 | ||
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Dezarrois, Andre THE MOUCHOTTE DIARIES - 1940-1943. Staples Press 1st, 1956; 221pp, portrait photo; vg. |
£14.00 | |
| From French "Les carnets de Rene Mouchotte". He escaped when France fell and after a period instructing he joined 615 fighter squadron and was leader of the Biggin Hill fighter wing when killed. Also the original "Les Carnets de Rene Mouchotte" (Flammarion, 1949;card covers, vg - £10. | ||
| BN: 24911 | ||
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Dibbs, John & Tony Holmes SPITFIRE - FLYING LEGEND - 60th Anniversary 1936-1996. Osprey 1st, 1996; 29 x 24cm, 192pp, f.illus (much col); fine inc d/w. |
£22.00 | |
| Well illustrated tribute to the famous fighter. | ||
| BN: 31420 | ||
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Dibbs, John & Tony Holmes FLYING LEGENDS - a photographic study of the great piston combat aircraft of WWII. MBI 1998; 34 x 24cm, 243pp, f.illus (mostly full-page col photos); fine inc d/w. |
£22.00 | |
| Much of the best of Dibbs' aircraft photography. | ||
| BN: 31428 | ||
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Dickson, Lovat RICHARD HILLARY - Macmillan 1951 reprint of 1st, 1950; 202pp, 9 photos, Kennington portrait; fine, fair (chipped) d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| Celebrated biography of the author of "The Last Enemy". | ||
| BN: 22337 | ||
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Dodds, Flying Officer R. Denis HIS DIARY - Privately printed , c1946; 19 x 13cm, 55pp, photographic print of a group pasted to fep (No note of how many printed) |
£55.00 | |
| Rare copy of private diary, written while the author was a P.O.W. in Japanese hands; he died of heat stroke in the Red Sea in 1945 on a hospital ship on his way home. The diary was sent to his parents after he died | ||
| BN: 31671 | ||
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Donahue, Arthur G. TALLY-HO! - Yankee in a Spitfire. Macmillan 1st, 1941; 190pp, 8 photos; vg, d/w worn at edges but with front picture intact. Now scarce. ALSO - US-printed version with portrait photo, 190pp (larger print) and better near-vg d/w £65 |
£45.00 | |
| Minnesota farm boy who was the first American to fight in the R.A.F. | ||
| BN: 31662 | ||
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Donahue, Flt Lt Arthur G. LAST FLIGHT FROM SINGAPORE - Macmillan 1st, 1944; 154pp, 13 photos, map; near fine, vg d/w |
£35.00 | |
| Story of Hurricane squadron in Singapore, Palembang; by author of "Tally-ho - Yankee in a Spitfire". Scarce. | ||
| BN: 27110 | ||
| Donnet, Mike FLIGHT TO FREEDOM - | £14.00 | |
| Ian Allan 1st, 1974; 108pp, 63 photos; fine, nr fine d/w. Fantastic story of restoration of a Stampe under German noses, then escape flight & service in RAF. | ||
| BN: 25387 | ||
| Dorr, Robert F. US BOMBERS OF WORLD WAR TWO - | £12.00 | |
| A. & A.P. 1989; 28 x 22cm, 160pp, f.illus; nr fine.10 pages plus and many photos on each type. | ||
| BN: 25389 | ||
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Douglas, M. of the RAF Lord YEARS OF COMMAND - A personal story of the second war in the air. Collins 1st, 1966; 382pp, 22 photos; vg (owner's plate on fep) |
£15.00 | |
| Second volume of author's career story, covering mostly WW 2. | ||
| BN: 22339 | ||
| Douglas-Hamilton, James THE AIR BATTLE FOR MALTA - the diaries of a Spitfire pilot. Airlife reprint 1999 (from 1st of 1981); 25 x 19cm, 150pp, f.illus; near fine inc d/w
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£15.00 | |
| BN 24117 |